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+ <h1 class="title">Creating Base Images from an ISO</h1>
+ <p>This page describes how to create a base image from an install media. These instructions are broken up into specific provisioning modules for (xCAT, VMware, and KVM).</p>
+<div class="toc">
+<ul>
+<li><a href="#requirements">Requirements</a></li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+<h3 id="requirements">Requirements</h3>
+<p>You will need the following:</p>
+<ul>
+<li>A working VCL web,database, and management node</li>
+<li>A Hypervisor either VMWare or KVM</li>
+<li>Install media</li>
+<li>Appropriate licensing for Windows or RedHat</li>
+</ul>
+<p>The following must be done before an image can be captured:</p>
+<ul>
+<li>A computer for the machine being captured has already been added to the VCL database</li>
+<li>VMware or KVM:<ul>
+<li>A VM host computer on which the guest is running as been added to the VCL database</li>
+<li>The guest VM has been assigned to the VM host via the Virtual Hosts link on the VCL website</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+</ul>
+<p>These instructions assume you have root access and are using a bash shell.</p>
+<h1 id="VMware ESXi 4.x"><strong>VMware ESXi 4.x</strong></h1>
+<p>The instructions assume that VMware has been configured with the following bridged networks:</p>
+<ul>
+<li><strong>Private</strong>: bridged to private interface: eth0</li>
+<li>
+<p><strong>Public</strong>: bridged to public interface: eth1</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>Launch the vSphere Client, connect to the ESXi host and login</p>
+</li>
+<li>Click File > New > Virtual Machine</li>
+<li>Configuration: <strong>Custom</strong></li>
+<li>Name: (doesn't matter)</li>
+<li>Select a datastore where the VM will reside</li>
+<li>Virtual Machine Version: <strong>7</strong></li>
+<li>Select the appropriate guest OS</li>
+<li>Number of virtual processors: 1</li>
+<li>Memory: 1GB</li>
+<li>How many NICs: 2<ul>
+<li>NIC 1: <strong>Private</strong>, E1000</li>
+<li>NIC 2: <strong>Public</strong>, E1000</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li>SCSI controller: LSI Logic Parallel</li>
+<li>Create a new virtual disk<ul>
+<li>Disk Size: at least 30 GB</li>
+<li>Allocate and commit space on demand (Thin Provisioning): Yes</li>
+<li>Location: Store with the virtual machine</li>
+<li>Virtual Device Node: SCSI (0:0)</li>
+<li>Mode: Independent, Persistent</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li>Edit the virtual machine settings before completion: Yes</li>
+<li>Select the CD/DVD device<ul>
+<li>Device Type: Datastore ISO File</li>
+<li>Click Browse and browse to an ISO file that has previously been copied to the datastore</li>
+<li>Connect at power on: Yes</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li>Click Finish</li>
+</ul>
+<h1 id="VMware Server 2.x"><strong>VMware Server 2.x</strong></h1>
+<ul>
+<li>Open the VMware Infrastructure Web Access page:
+ https://<IP address or hostname>:8333</li>
+<li>Click the <strong>Virtual Machine</strong> menu</li>
+<li>Select Create <strong>Virtual Machine</strong></li>
+<li>Name and Location<ul>
+<li>Name: <strong>Windows XP Base</strong></li>
+<li>Datastore: <strong>standard</strong> (This causes the VM to be created under /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines)</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li>Guest Operating System<ul>
+<li>Operating System: <strong>Windows operating system</strong></li>
+<li>Version: <strong>Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32-bit)</strong></li>
+<li>Product Compatibility: <strong>4</strong> (Optional - the hardware version can be set to the default value of 7 if you do not have any older VMware Server 1.x hosts in your environment)</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li>Memory and Processors<ul>
+<li>Memory Size: <strong>1024 MB</strong></li>
+<li>Processor Count: <strong>1</strong></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li>Hard Disk<ul>
+<li>Click <strong>Create a New Virtual</strong><ul>
+<li>Capacity: at least <strong>20 GB</strong> (This value can be adjusted to suit the size of the VMware host's disk. It is best to create the base image with a large enough hard drive to accomodate your largest image. The hard drive of a VM can be expanded but it is a manual, time-consuming process.)</li>
+<li>File Options
+ - Allocate all disk space now: no
+ - Split disk into 2 GB files: yes</li>
+<li>Disk Mode: <strong>Independent/Persistent</strong></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li>Network Adapter<ul>
+<li>Click <strong>Add a Network Adapter</strong>
+ - Network Connection: select the name of your <strong>private</strong> network</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li>CD/DVD Drive<ul>
+<li>Click <strong>Use an ISO</strong><ul>
+<li>Select the Windows ISO image you copied to the host. The ISO file must reside in <strong>/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines</strong> in order to be able to select it from this interface.</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li>Don't Add a Floppy Drive</li>
+<li>Don't Add a USB</li>
+<li>Click <strong>Finish</strong></li>
+<li>Select the VM from the Inventory pane</li>
+<li>Click <strong>Add Hardware</strong> on the right side of the page</li>
+<li>Select <strong>Network Adapter</strong><ul>
+<li>Network Connection: select the name of your <strong>public</strong> network</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li>Click Next > <strong>Finish</strong></li>
+</ul>
+<h1 id="KVM "><strong>KVM</strong></h1>
+<h1 id="xCAT"><strong>Bare Metal via xCAT</strong></h1>
+<p>The requirement in this section is to have a working xCAT system.</p>
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